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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Amira Rasheed Haji." <hajiamira@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: info_haji@omaninfo.com
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:17:58 +0400
Subject: From Haji Lebanon

Al salaam,
I am Mrs Amira Rasheed Haji, I am a business woman in Lebanon and Iraq
is where I am from to be precise, due to the problem with my country I have lost Mr.Khalid Rasheed my husband who was involved in a bomb blast as Israel seems to be firing missiles into lebanon.
I am the only wife of my husband and we had no child together, his business was crippled in the recent bombardment so there is nothing left for me to survive on, our house and other properties were destroyed the Israeli where taking advantages of the civilians in Lebanon.
I went back to my wrecked house to check for some little valuables like diamonds and gold in my jewel box but non was recovered, I came across my husband diary and I found out that there is a huge sum of money in (Financial institute) $15.5 million USD where he kept all the best sum of money that would give me a new life as soon as Beirut and Israel settles their conflicts.
I am a newly wedded wife and we performed a traditional wedding which most court in the Arab world recognizes but there is no document signed in court that is where I have a problem in claiming my husband money from the Security company as they are requesting for the prove and certified papers that will make me entitled to his will.
I met a reputable lawyer who promised to assist me but I need someone from abroad with a valid and reputable account to receive the money as we are going to get it back through transfer, someone whom the lawyer can arrange to be my husband's business partner that loan the money to my husband to start his contracting business.
As soon as all papers are processed by my late husband's lawyer the whole sum will be sent to you in your home country and you will then arrange mine for investment purpose and remit some cash to me while arranging for my meeting with you in the country of your residence for further business actions and probably my settling where you deem fit as i will also like to invest part of it here in Damascus where I am staying with a friend's family.
Your share of the whole transaction is 25% of the total sum while 5% will be set as for any expenses you might incurr at the cause of the transaction and 5% will be for charity,which will be done as soon as the funds gets to you,since I have no better chance of getting the money directly from here.
I don't mean to act in this form but recovering my late husband money by any means possible is better than allowing the security company to use it for their own interest. Please do let me know your concern as life in Damascus is not too simple and easy but it's the place I can still stay for now untilI I get my 60% from you.
Thanks and I pray Allah will bless you as you are trying to assist me to
recover what my late husband had suffered to get.
You will reach me with this email address, info_haji@omaninfo.com <mailto:info_haji@omaninfo.com>
Sincerely,
Mrs Amira Rasheed Haji.


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